textile

One Fabric refers to the lyrics of a song written by Jacek Cygan, performed by Seweryn Krajewski and known from the opening credits of the television series Rodzina Zastępcza: ‘We are all made / From one fabric / That wears thin / And frays over the years / But if we want / All those holes / Can be patched / With love.’

Measuring 5 × 4 metres, the monumental textile is sewn from random second-hand beach towels, sourced locally and forming a kind of contemporary patchwork. Different patterns, colours and aesthetics merge into a single mosaic-like composition. The work takes an object associated with leisure and privacy and transforms it into a large-scale textile. Displayed on the wall of Parkowa restaurant in Gdańsk’s Jelitkowo district, it serves both as a backdrop for concerts and as an autonomous work of art. It was created as part of the festival club project No Pit Gaudy Turbot.

Supported by: Wtórpol

TYMEK BRYNDAL

is a musician and visual artist. He graduated from the Faculty of Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Bryndal plays in several bands, including Pokusa, Tropical Soldiers in Paradise, Artificialice and ABBBA. He composes music for theatre productions and films, plays bass guitar and double bass and also works with electronics and samplers. His visual art practice moves between graphic art, video, sculpture and sound installation. Bryndal has received an arts scholarship from the City of Warsaw and taken part in numerous exhibitions and art festivals in Poland and abroad.